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Tell me everything you know about the earth element please, including strengths, weaknesses, kg that are formed by using Doton and other elements, what villages use Doton the most and atleast 3 Doton users. Also what's your favorite Doton jutsu..
Tell me everything you know about the earth element please, including strengths, weaknesses, kg that are formed by using Doton and other elements, what villages use Doton the most and atleast 3 Doton users. Also what's your favorite Doton jutsu..
Alright! Doton, otherwise known as the Earth Element, Earth Release, or Earth Style, is one of the five basic elemental ninjutsu types (the other four being Wind, Water, Fire, and Lightning). In the "Cycle of Elements", Doton is positioned between Suiton (water) and Raiton (lightning). Its relationship between these two elements are such that Doton is strong against Suiton, as the solid form of Earth can block and redirect the fluid, manipulatable Water, and is weak against Raiton, as Earth conducts the electricity which is created through Lightning Release techniques. In both the case of being strong and weak, there is a "Single-Rank Rule", which states that, as Doton is strong to Suiton, a water technique a rank higher than a Doton technique plays at the same level as the Doton, and as Doton is weak to Raiton, a Raiton technique one rank below the rank of a Doton technique plays at the same level as the Doton.
Doton's relationship with the other two elements is a little more complicated. Though Fire and Wind don't have much of an impact when being used with Doton's main form, they each have their own variation on Doton which can be used to create good combinations. When Doton takes the form of Mud, it reacts with fire to create a lava-like substance, which allows shinobi without a Lava-based Kekkei Genkai to create lava and direct it at an opponent. And when Doton takes the form of dust, Wind can carry the dust to create a rough, sand-paper like effect and wear away at objects it can't cut. Additionally, strong Wind can carry rocks to add a "crushing" factor to Fuuton's cutting ability.
Doton is used in a variety of Kekkei Genkai. When mixed with the Fire element, it creates the Lava Kekkei Genkai, which is more versatile than turning mud to lava as with the Kekkei Genkai the lava can be controlled and manipulated. When these two elements mix, the intense heat from the flames turns the solid earth into its liquid state, which we call "lava". When combined with the Water element, the Kekkei Genkai Wood Release is created. Though only seen naturally in one shinobi (unnaturally in many), Wood Release is a very versatile element which allows the user to form trees and other plants on solid surfaces. Wood Release is said to work when the water gives life into the earth, and forms a plant. As of now, these are the only two Kekkei Genkai which have been confirmed to contain Doton as one of the elemental components, though there are other releases which have been speculated to have Doton in the mixture. One such example is Crystal Release, where the user may form crystals out of the air and then manipulate crystalline substances. Because Kiba mistook the release for Doton, and Kakashi easily destroyed it with Lightning, it is speculated that this release involves Doton as one of the two elements. A second Kekkei Genkai which has been speculated to contain Doton is the Explosion Release. This speculation comes from the fact that Sasuke was able to render Deidara's explosives useless when he stabbed it with his lightning-infused sword, showing that it is weak to lightning. A third and final speculated Doton-derived Kekkei Genkai is Steel Release, thought to contain Doton because metals are found within the earth, and so having a metallic Kekkei Genkai derived from the Earth Release seems logical. And finally, the Kekkei Tota, a kind of Kekkei Genkai which uses three elements instead of two, Dust Release contains Doton as one of the three "ingredients", the other two being Wind and Fire. Though many people will say that "Sand" is derived from Doton, I do not believe this is so as Sand appears to be a Jinchuriki-granted ability, just like Steam and Bubbles, and as such does not technically stem from any elements, but is a specialty Ninjutsu, like Ink. However, this is my opinion, and as some people say that Sand is Doton and Fuuton, I thought I may as well mention it.
Of the Five Shinobi Villages, the village which uses Doton the most happens to be the Village Hidden in Stone, Iwagakure. Many of their shinobi specialize in Doton ninjutsu, and they are proud of their Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai, which is speculated to contain Doton as one of the elements. They are so proud of their Doton users, the strongest Earth Technique, Earth Release: Sandwich Technique, is passed on through the Iwagakure shinobi, and carries the symbol of Iwagakure on it.
Three well-known Doton users would be Kitsuchi, Oonoki, and Jirobo. My favorite Doton technique is the strongest, the one used to combat the Gedo Mazo statue, Earth Release: Sandwich Technique.
As a final little note on Doton, I'd like to talk about how versatile of an element it is. Doton is often used to rise or lower parts of the ground, however, it is much more than just this. Doton can be used to create creatures, large and small, for combat out of the solid material beneath one's feet. Doton can be used to create and control mud. There are Doton techniques which open a hole in the space/time continuum and drop mud, or a dome of earth into existence. And, finally, Doton can also be used in an energy-esque way, rather than a physical way, by changing the weight and density of an object. Doton is so versatile, and I'd be willing to say more versatile than any other element, which makes me very excited to learn it!
Doton's relationship with the other two elements is a little more complicated. Though Fire and Wind don't have much of an impact when being used with Doton's main form, they each have their own variation on Doton which can be used to create good combinations. When Doton takes the form of Mud, it reacts with fire to create a lava-like substance, which allows shinobi without a Lava-based Kekkei Genkai to create lava and direct it at an opponent. And when Doton takes the form of dust, Wind can carry the dust to create a rough, sand-paper like effect and wear away at objects it can't cut. Additionally, strong Wind can carry rocks to add a "crushing" factor to Fuuton's cutting ability.
Doton is used in a variety of Kekkei Genkai. When mixed with the Fire element, it creates the Lava Kekkei Genkai, which is more versatile than turning mud to lava as with the Kekkei Genkai the lava can be controlled and manipulated. When these two elements mix, the intense heat from the flames turns the solid earth into its liquid state, which we call "lava". When combined with the Water element, the Kekkei Genkai Wood Release is created. Though only seen naturally in one shinobi (unnaturally in many), Wood Release is a very versatile element which allows the user to form trees and other plants on solid surfaces. Wood Release is said to work when the water gives life into the earth, and forms a plant. As of now, these are the only two Kekkei Genkai which have been confirmed to contain Doton as one of the elemental components, though there are other releases which have been speculated to have Doton in the mixture. One such example is Crystal Release, where the user may form crystals out of the air and then manipulate crystalline substances. Because Kiba mistook the release for Doton, and Kakashi easily destroyed it with Lightning, it is speculated that this release involves Doton as one of the two elements. A second Kekkei Genkai which has been speculated to contain Doton is the Explosion Release. This speculation comes from the fact that Sasuke was able to render Deidara's explosives useless when he stabbed it with his lightning-infused sword, showing that it is weak to lightning. A third and final speculated Doton-derived Kekkei Genkai is Steel Release, thought to contain Doton because metals are found within the earth, and so having a metallic Kekkei Genkai derived from the Earth Release seems logical. And finally, the Kekkei Tota, a kind of Kekkei Genkai which uses three elements instead of two, Dust Release contains Doton as one of the three "ingredients", the other two being Wind and Fire. Though many people will say that "Sand" is derived from Doton, I do not believe this is so as Sand appears to be a Jinchuriki-granted ability, just like Steam and Bubbles, and as such does not technically stem from any elements, but is a specialty Ninjutsu, like Ink. However, this is my opinion, and as some people say that Sand is Doton and Fuuton, I thought I may as well mention it.
Of the Five Shinobi Villages, the village which uses Doton the most happens to be the Village Hidden in Stone, Iwagakure. Many of their shinobi specialize in Doton ninjutsu, and they are proud of their Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai, which is speculated to contain Doton as one of the elements. They are so proud of their Doton users, the strongest Earth Technique, Earth Release: Sandwich Technique, is passed on through the Iwagakure shinobi, and carries the symbol of Iwagakure on it.
Three well-known Doton users would be Kitsuchi, Oonoki, and Jirobo. My favorite Doton technique is the strongest, the one used to combat the Gedo Mazo statue, Earth Release: Sandwich Technique.
As a final little note on Doton, I'd like to talk about how versatile of an element it is. Doton is often used to rise or lower parts of the ground, however, it is much more than just this. Doton can be used to create creatures, large and small, for combat out of the solid material beneath one's feet. Doton can be used to create and control mud. There are Doton techniques which open a hole in the space/time continuum and drop mud, or a dome of earth into existence. And, finally, Doton can also be used in an energy-esque way, rather than a physical way, by changing the weight and density of an object. Doton is so versatile, and I'd be willing to say more versatile than any other element, which makes me very excited to learn it!
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tl;dr -_-
Ok, we'll get to the jutsu since you obviously know your stuff.
Ok, use the said earth chakra to manipulate the surrounding earth. First I want you to somehow evade this series of kunai merely using this jutsu *Throws 3 kunai at your face*, once you've evaded them, I want you to make shields to block the next attack. *shoots a small bullet of water at you after you evade the kunai*. Then after you've done the above I want you to create atleast three different tools out of the earth please..
(Doton No Jutsu) - Earth Release Technique
Rank: D
Type: Attack/Defence
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Descripton: Creates small pillars of earth, small tools, and small shields of earth
You'll also be filling out the following template for every technique. Please put in the utmost effort, I expect it from all my students.
Ok, we'll get to the jutsu since you obviously know your stuff.
Ok, use the said earth chakra to manipulate the surrounding earth. First I want you to somehow evade this series of kunai merely using this jutsu *Throws 3 kunai at your face*, once you've evaded them, I want you to make shields to block the next attack. *shoots a small bullet of water at you after you evade the kunai*. Then after you've done the above I want you to create atleast three different tools out of the earth please..
(Doton No Jutsu) - Earth Release Technique
Rank: D
Type: Attack/Defence
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Descripton: Creates small pillars of earth, small tools, and small shields of earth
You'll also be filling out the following template for every technique. Please put in the utmost effort, I expect it from all my students.
How to perform it
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But... Already gave my utmost effort... And you said "tl;dr" <.< 
How to Perform It
As the kunai come towards my face, I take in a deep breath. Releasing it, I do my best to remain calm in the face of danger. Focusing my chakra through my feet into the ground beneath me, I allow my Earthen chakra nature saturate the solid ground around me, focusing my chakra more into a small, isolated area just in front of my feet. After having released a good amount of chakra, I extend my arms forwards, my hands cupped as if I were about to grab something. Then, I close my fingers slightly more together, as if I had grabbed something, and I begin to move my arms upwards and diagonally away from each other, using the movement of my arms to help my mind concentrate on the direction I wanted my chakra to go. With my chakra being saturated in the ground, as I move my hands I focus on my chakra to follow their movements, using hand movements instead of handseals to help me concentrate for my first time performing the technique. My chakra, only in a small square, slowly began to rise from the ground, taking the earth it had saturated with it to create pillars of rock, forming long, thin, pillars which extended at angles to form a type of "V" in front of me. Then, watching my pillars to make sure I timed everything correctly, when my pillars reached my head-height, I flatten my hands (instead of cupping them) and face my palms together, bringing my hands closer to each other. As I close my hands together, my chakra forces the earth from the pillars to change direction, creating two beams of earth, one from each pillar, which began to close in towards each other. As I clap my hands together, the beams meet and meld together, with the help of my chakra, to form a single, triangle shape, which the kunai hit direction on the beam (horizontal to ground), which was at head-height for me so as to protect my face.
After I defended against the kunai, I step through the center of my triangle in order to give myself a "clean slate" as I begin the second test for this technique. As the bullet of water was shot at me, I press my hands together as I concentrate. Once again flowing my chakra into the ground through my feet, I close my eyes and picture a basic shield form, a simple, slightly curved rectangle with a spike in the center. With my chakra once again pooling into the earth just before my feet, and saturating the ground, I do my best to act without hand movements this time. Focusing on the image in my mind, I take a deep breath as I attempt to recreate the feeling I had when I rose the earthen pillars earlier. Squinting my closed eyes hard in concentration, I do my best to work by feel, instead of using hand gestures to help me, and attempt to pull the earth in front of me up into the air with my chakra, which has infused itself with the ground. In my mind's eye, I can see the form of my shield, and as I concentrate on my chakra moving upwards with the earth, I picture an earthen slab rising from under my picture of the shield, following it's main structure and form to raise a simple, rectangular object in front of me. As the structure is complete within my imagination, and I finish manipulating my earthen chakra, I slowly open my eyes to see a large wall of stone in front of me. Slowly pushing my hands forwards, I imagine a spike emerging from the center of the shield, concentrating on my chakra in order to try and make the spike appear, which would spear-head the water bullet and cause it to begin to break apart even before it hits the shield, which would fully counter the water.
Finally, I step around the shield and walk right up to you, senpai. Standing in front of you, I feel quite confident in my abilities to perform this basic technique. Bending down to my knees, I place my hand over the ground and begin to send chakra through my fingertips into the earth. Then, I replicate my method of imagining the item I want, and focusing on my chakra within the ground. For the first time, I focus on the form of a kunai, and as I lift my hand from the ground I focus on my chakra to rise as well, focusing on my chakra to cause the earth to rise with my chakra in the shape of a kunai, just as I had created in my imagination. Then I move my hand over and focus on a more simplistic design. Imagining a long cylinder stick, a basic staff, I flow my earthen chakra into the ground through my fingertips, and lift the thin column with my chakra as I lift my hand. Eventually, I create a gap in my chakra in the staff so that when the earth beneath my actual staff melds with the surface of the ground, so as to make the earth smooth in that spot once again, I can easily pick up my staff as it's no longer a part of the ground. Finally, I focus my chakra through the earth, and imagine the form of a hammer in my mind's eyes. With this technique now coming quite easily to me, I slowly raise the earth before me with my chakra, saturated in the rock, and then I pick up the stone hammer from the ground.
As the kunai come towards my face, I take in a deep breath. Releasing it, I do my best to remain calm in the face of danger. Focusing my chakra through my feet into the ground beneath me, I allow my Earthen chakra nature saturate the solid ground around me, focusing my chakra more into a small, isolated area just in front of my feet. After having released a good amount of chakra, I extend my arms forwards, my hands cupped as if I were about to grab something. Then, I close my fingers slightly more together, as if I had grabbed something, and I begin to move my arms upwards and diagonally away from each other, using the movement of my arms to help my mind concentrate on the direction I wanted my chakra to go. With my chakra being saturated in the ground, as I move my hands I focus on my chakra to follow their movements, using hand movements instead of handseals to help me concentrate for my first time performing the technique. My chakra, only in a small square, slowly began to rise from the ground, taking the earth it had saturated with it to create pillars of rock, forming long, thin, pillars which extended at angles to form a type of "V" in front of me. Then, watching my pillars to make sure I timed everything correctly, when my pillars reached my head-height, I flatten my hands (instead of cupping them) and face my palms together, bringing my hands closer to each other. As I close my hands together, my chakra forces the earth from the pillars to change direction, creating two beams of earth, one from each pillar, which began to close in towards each other. As I clap my hands together, the beams meet and meld together, with the help of my chakra, to form a single, triangle shape, which the kunai hit direction on the beam (horizontal to ground), which was at head-height for me so as to protect my face.
After I defended against the kunai, I step through the center of my triangle in order to give myself a "clean slate" as I begin the second test for this technique. As the bullet of water was shot at me, I press my hands together as I concentrate. Once again flowing my chakra into the ground through my feet, I close my eyes and picture a basic shield form, a simple, slightly curved rectangle with a spike in the center. With my chakra once again pooling into the earth just before my feet, and saturating the ground, I do my best to act without hand movements this time. Focusing on the image in my mind, I take a deep breath as I attempt to recreate the feeling I had when I rose the earthen pillars earlier. Squinting my closed eyes hard in concentration, I do my best to work by feel, instead of using hand gestures to help me, and attempt to pull the earth in front of me up into the air with my chakra, which has infused itself with the ground. In my mind's eye, I can see the form of my shield, and as I concentrate on my chakra moving upwards with the earth, I picture an earthen slab rising from under my picture of the shield, following it's main structure and form to raise a simple, rectangular object in front of me. As the structure is complete within my imagination, and I finish manipulating my earthen chakra, I slowly open my eyes to see a large wall of stone in front of me. Slowly pushing my hands forwards, I imagine a spike emerging from the center of the shield, concentrating on my chakra in order to try and make the spike appear, which would spear-head the water bullet and cause it to begin to break apart even before it hits the shield, which would fully counter the water.
Finally, I step around the shield and walk right up to you, senpai. Standing in front of you, I feel quite confident in my abilities to perform this basic technique. Bending down to my knees, I place my hand over the ground and begin to send chakra through my fingertips into the earth. Then, I replicate my method of imagining the item I want, and focusing on my chakra within the ground. For the first time, I focus on the form of a kunai, and as I lift my hand from the ground I focus on my chakra to rise as well, focusing on my chakra to cause the earth to rise with my chakra in the shape of a kunai, just as I had created in my imagination. Then I move my hand over and focus on a more simplistic design. Imagining a long cylinder stick, a basic staff, I flow my earthen chakra into the ground through my fingertips, and lift the thin column with my chakra as I lift my hand. Eventually, I create a gap in my chakra in the staff so that when the earth beneath my actual staff melds with the surface of the ground, so as to make the earth smooth in that spot once again, I can easily pick up my staff as it's no longer a part of the ground. Finally, I focus my chakra through the earth, and imagine the form of a hammer in my mind's eyes. With this technique now coming quite easily to me, I slowly raise the earth before me with my chakra, saturated in the rock, and then I pick up the stone hammer from the ground.
Strong Points
- Is very versatile in what I can create with this technique
- Can be used to attack my opponent, defend myself, or create a weapon or other tool to help myself
- By creating a pillar under myself with great speed, I can quickly launch myself in any direction I choose
Weak Points
- It's only a D-rank technique, so its defensive and offensive capabilities are quite limited
- The weapons created by this technique aren't any stronger than average ninja weapons, when used in normal combat (a thrown earth kunai can be deflected with a normal kunai)
- As the earth comes from the ground, when raising a pillar under or near my opponent, they can feel vibrations in the ground, alerting them of the technique
How to Counter
As I feel the ground beneath me shake, I could use any fuuton technique to blow myself away, a raiton technique to cancel the doton chakra, or any powerful technique to simply overpower the incoming pillar/whatever. As for if a weapon is made and is being used to attack me, I believe I can fight said weapons with normal weapons, making them easy enough to counter in freeform; throw a kunai to knock another one off-balance, or block a sword-strick; whatever I need to do.
As I feel the ground beneath me shake, I could use any fuuton technique to blow myself away, a raiton technique to cancel the doton chakra, or any powerful technique to simply overpower the incoming pillar/whatever. As for if a weapon is made and is being used to attack me, I believe I can fight said weapons with normal weapons, making them easy enough to counter in freeform; throw a kunai to knock another one off-balance, or block a sword-strick; whatever I need to do.